Carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent ST23 Klebsiella pneumoniae with a highly transmissible dual-carbapenemase plasmid in Chile

The convergence of hypervirulence and carbapenem resistance in the bacterial pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae represents a critical global health concern. Hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hvKp) strains, frequently from...

Source: Biological Research - March 12, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Mat ías Gálvez-Silva, Patricio Arros, Camilo Berríos-Pastén, Aura Villamil, Paula I. Rodas, Ingrid Araya, Rodrigo Iglesias, Pamela Araya, Juan C. Hormazábal, Constanza Bohle, Yahua Chen, Yunn-Hwen Gan, Francisco P. Chávez, Rosalba Lagos and Andrés Tags: Short report Source Type: research